The franchise is renovating the former Wok & Roll restaurant at 2801 S. College Ave. and is awaiting its building permit for an 800-square-foot addition to the Midtown store.

Unless something "pops up," the construction permit should be issued this week, followed by eight weeks of renovation and construction, plus a couple weeks of training, he said.

Patterson plans to hire up to a dozen shift supervisors and about 50 crew members, most of whom will be hired for full-time positions. Crew members are paid about $10 an hour, Patterson said.

The initial supervisory group will be hired in mid-to-late August, with the rest of the staff coming on board in early to mid-September, he said.

Patterson said he has met with Teresina Davie, director of Front Range Community College's hospitality program in Fort Collins, and hopes to recruit some of her students. Otherwise, he plans to advertise through Craigslist. As of Monday, no listings sought help in the Fort Collins store.

Franchisees own nearly 100 percent of Dunkin' storefronts. At the end of last year, Dunkin' Brands Group, which owns Dunkin' Donuts, reported franchisee sales of about $9.3 billion.

The Massachusetts-based doughnut and coffee chain has been expanding rapidly into Colorado after retrenching in the 1990s. The Dunkin' Donuts at 103 W. Harvard St. closed in 1998.

Patterson and Dunkin' Donuts have joined the South Fort Collins Business Association and plan to join the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, Patterson said.